Ian and Cass comin' at you from "the House of Pestilence" on this episode, enjoying a sick day at home with some putrefying riffage from a slate of recent releases from Imperial Triumphant, Phantom, Grave Infestation and Shattered Throne, among many more!! We'll also throw a couple colossal slabs of doom metal from local heroes Tribunal and San Fran sluggers Hell on to the fire, then get far-out with something from Vancouver-based Heavy Trip's latest album Liquid Planet, and even give you a double dose of nu metal nostalgia with the feral femmes from Kittie, in Cass' Corner! We'll also dig some Halloween favourites from Tankard, Death, King Diamond and The Misfits out of The Graveyard to celebrate the spooky season... mind the zombies. Plus, as a special addendum to the podcast, we pay tribute to another sadly departed metal legend, as The Spaceman himself, Ace Frehley left us here on Earth this past week. So tune in, fire it up, and take a rocket ride with us!!!

Back to ordinary programming this week, Ferris gets into some upcoming gigs and releases. Tributes offered to fallen gods Michael Herrell of Today is the Day and Jurgen Bartsch of Bethlehem. Thanks for listening!

Back to ordinary programming this week, Ferris gets into some upcoming gigs and releases. Tributes offered to fallen gods Michael Herrell of Today is the Day and Jurgen Bartsch of Bethlehem. Thanks for listening!

Back to ordinary programming this week, Ferris gets into some upcoming gigs and releases. Tributes offered to fallen gods Michael Herrell of Today is the Day and Jurgen Bartsch of Bethlehem. Thanks for listening!

Ian welcomes the spooky season with a selection of his favourite holiday classics! We kick it off with a ghoulish punk rock anthem from the Misfits, and then blast through some vicious local luminaries including the newest from Hedonist's debut full length, followed by an exhumation of an entire graveyard's worth of iconic doom from Pentagram, Electric Wizard, Candlemass and Black Sabbath. We'll also throw in eerie true metal ghost stories of NWOBHM vintage with Iron Maiden, Witchfinder General and Venom. Powerchord doesn't forget the extreme metal freaks either, because we're hauling terrifying thrash and death metal atrocities from Possessed, Frozen Soul, Sacrifice and Cannibal Corpse, and we might even throw some power metal into you trick-or-treat bag too... It's never too early to get into the spirit of the season, so come and empty a chalice and smash some pumpkins with us!

Coleman returns to talk upcoming gigs from Dispossessed, Severed Arm, Xul, Erosion, and Dead Congregation; plus a whack of killer new tunes from Vesperal, Hadopelagyal, and more.

This time joined by Shawn, Rob, and Phil from the Covenant collective, host Ferris rips through a playlist of offerings from the artists performing at Covenant X. Paired with Part I, a full 4 hours of programming devoted to the barely contained beast conjured by these underground devotees. A worthy prerequisite for faithful witnesses.

Jim is back in the hot seat this week to debrief about the Baroness show at the Rickshaw Theatre last night, and a pile of new tracks from bands in Vancouver to China and all over Europe. Get those horns up!

Ian's joined by Cass in studio to play a triumphant tribute to three dearly departed metal masters, Nisse Karlén, Brent Hinds, and Ozzy Osbourne. Plus, we'll be talking about a whole schwack of upcoming shows on this episode of Powerchord, including Haunt, High On Fire, Baroness, Die Spitz and the mighty Covenant Fest 2025! Get into it.

Coleman pays a delayed tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne and his legacy, a local gig with Hail to the Void and others, some new jams from Ismere, Evoken, and more. RIP Ozzy!!!